Diploria
| Diploria | |
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| Diploria labyrinthiformis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Mussidae |
| Genus: | Diploria [1] Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848 |
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Diploria is a genus of massive reef building stony corals in the family Mussidae, commonly known as the brain corals. Three species are currently recognized,[2][1] all found in the West Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: [1]
- Diploria clivosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) - (knobby brain coral)
- Diploria labyrinthiformis (Linnaeus, 1758) - (Grooved brain coral)
- Diploria strigosa (Dana, 1846) - (Symmetrical brain coral)
References
- 1 2 3 van der Land, Jacob (2006). "Diploria". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ↑ "Diploria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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